Stuttgart and Angsburg: J. G. Cotta'scher, 1859. Hardcover. 12mo. Brown cloth backed marble paper covered boards with black title to green title label on spine. Minor wear to edges of boards. A few spots of foxing to first few pages. Else is clean and bright. Printed in Fraktur. 460 pages. German Language. GERLANG/121108. Very Good +. More
Leipzig: Verlag von E.A. Seemann, 1922. Hardcover. Third edition. Very good in dark tan cloth with green and black lettering on spine and front cover. Dark stain (about 2 wide) along upper-quarter of spine, spilling onto front hinge area. Binding a bit loose but hinges are tight and binding is secure. A few smudge marks to covers and interior, but clean overall. illustrated throughout. 543 pages, index; dimensions: 12 x 10. Art. GER206110. Very Good. More
A.A.M. Stols S'-Gravenhage, 1949. Hardcover. IN DUTCH. Written by Arne Skouen (1913 - 2003) - Norwegian author, director, journalist, and film producer. Translated from the original Norwegian into Dutch. Blue cloth boards with vertical gilt rules to spine and gilt device of a thistle to front board. Red title panel with gilt title to spine. Slight sunning to spine and edges of boards. Clean interior. 220 pages. GER/122022. Very Good. More
Bern: A. Francke Ag verlag Bern, 1957. Paperback. Very good in original grey paper wrappers with black title to spine and front cover. Minor wear to edges and hinges of covers. Browning to spine panel. Bookplate to inside of front cover. Pages are clean and remain unopened. 422 pages. GER/121613. Very Good. More
Leipzig: Germania-Ring, 1914. Hardcover. Limited edition. Number 105 of 200 copies. Very good in thin olive green flexible paper covered boards with grey cloth spine and black title to spine and front cover. Thin quarto. Includes charts and illustrations. 52 pages. German language. GERLANG1/5110. Very Good. More
Te Rotterdam: A.F.H. Smit, 1827. Hardcover. SCARCE. 8vo. Good+ in worn and scuffed brown paper covered boards with black title to spine. Cracked hinges. Foxing throughout and a few dampstains. 192 pages. In Dutch. DUT1/2192. Good +. More
Leipzig: Bibliographische Institut, 1900. Hard Cover. Three quarter black leather with black cloth boards and red title label to spine. Four raised bands ruled in gilt on spine. The leather along the spine is cracked with a large chip at the head and a smaller chip beneath the title label. The front hinge is cracked but the board remains attached. Full marbled edges. Includes 23 chromolithographic plates with tissues intact and over 100 black and white illustrations. ; index; 733 pages. In German. Fraktur. German history. GER/1073. Very Good. More
Leipzig: Verlag von G.U. Seemann, circa 1920. Paperback. Includes eight color reproductions of Dutch painter Gerard ter Borch (1617 - 1681)'s works and a brief introduction by Karl Schwarz. A very good, paperback volume of the artist's work. Brown paper wrappers with decorative embossing in black and green and tipped-in circular image of a woman with a lyre. A few small chips and short tears to edges of wrappers. Clean and bright. 8 high quality tipped-in color images and an introduction. 8 pages of text plus 8 plates mounted on thick cardstock. Size: Thin Folio. Art. GER/7102. Very Good. More
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Leipzig: Staatl Akademie für graphische Künste und Buchgewerbe, 1931. Hardcover. One of 350 copies. This lecture was given in 1930 for the Academy of graphic arts and the book trade. Walter Tiemann (1876 - 1951) was a famous German type designer that created the typefaces Kleist Fraktur, Narcissus, and Tiemann. Bound in cream handmade paper covered boards with black cloth edges, black title to spine, and embossed stamp of the Akademie to front board. Minor wear and rubbing to boards and edges. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpapers. Clean overall with occasional pencil markings to margins. 28 pages. GER/022823. Very Good. More
Frankfurt: Trajanus Presse, 1966. Hardcover. 363 of 500 copies. Founded by Swiss poet and designer Gottard de Beauclair, the Trajanus Presses produced letterpress books with illustrations from 1951 - 1977. He was the artistic director of a typefoundry alongside Hermann Zapf and Georg Kurt Schauer. In blue patterned paper covered boards with tan leather title label to spine. Sunning to spine and edges of boards. Minor rubbing to title label. Light wear to edges of boards and gentle bumping to bottom corners. Clean, bright interior printed in black and red with 14 woodcuts by Fritz Kredel, handcolored at the Silwar workshop in Pfungstadt. Slight evidence of dampstaining to bottom inch of textblock and boards. Letterpress printed by Fritz Kredel on Hahnemühle handmade paper. The book was designed by Gotthard de Beauclair and Walter Wilkes. In German. 112 pages. PRI/012423. Very Good. More
Zurich, Leipzig, Berlin: Orell Fussli, 1926. Paperback. SCARCE. 8vo. Very good in cream colored wraps with grey title to front wrapper and to spine. Minor browning to edges of wraps and one small closed tear to top left corner of front wrapper. Book plate of previous owner to inside of front cover. Minor browning to edges of pages. Else is clean and bright with several pages unopened. 48 pages. IN GERMAN. German Language. GERLANG/080210. Very Good in Wraps. More
Münich - Berlin: R. Oldenbourg / Verlag der Corona / Zürich, 1934. Hardcover. Anna Simons (1871 - 1951) was a calligrapher, scribe, and teacher that studied with Edward Johnston. She worked for the Bremer Presse for many years to develop initials and title designs. Tan cloth boards with red title to spine and front board. Fading to title on spine. Foxing and browning to spine and edges of boards. Fraying to cloth along joints. Even toning to interior. Large fold-out of family tree to rear. Includes facsimilies and several tipped-in illustrations. Size: Thin Quarto. 98 pages. GER/022823. Very Good. More
Wien: Anton Schroll & Co, (1934). Paperback. Includes 173 illustrations and 8 color illustrations. In original cream paper wrappers with black title to front cover. A few short closed tears to hinges and edges of wrappers and creasing to corner of front cover. A few small spots to covers. Clean interior. 37 pages. GER/121013. Very Good. More
Paperback. All Vg in oversize illus. wraps/buyer gets Aug.53, Sept.87, Oct.87, Dec.87, Mar.88, Aug.88, Nov.88 German. GER1/2212. Very Good. More
Bonn: Presse- und Informationszentrum Referat Offentlichkeitsarbeit, 1983. Very good plus softcover including over 100 b/w and color plates of photos and illustrations. Fold out diagram in back. In German. 435 pp. German language. GER/1073. More
Arndt - Verlag, (2001). Hardcover. 4to. Title roughly translates to: "Hitler's Headquarters. The Wolf's Lair." Text in GERMAN. Light blue glossy paper covered boards with red and blue title to spine and front board. Clean, bright interior filled with color illustrations. Tight binding. 160 pages. GER/082207. Fine. More
Hardcover. Very good minus in quarter black leather with red marbled paper covered boards and gilt title to spine. The previous owner's name 'Albrecht' is printed in gilt on spine as well. Minor wear to edges of boards. Lacks title page. Includes many black and white laid-in illustrations. In German fraktur. Tightly bound. The text is bright though pages are browned and foxed in areas. Tear to last page of index. 192 pages. German. GER111061. Very Good -. More
Verlag Zollikofer and Company. 1966. Hardcover. Very good in white illustrated paper covered boards with black title to spine and front cover. Foxing to boards and browning to spine. Slight browning to margins and to endpages, else clean and bright. Includes many photographic illustrations. 227 pages. German. GER110011. Very Good. More
Höchstadt: Mens-verlag, 1947. Hardcover. SCARCE. Very good in light-blue paper covered boards with beige title to front board and spine. Light stamp to rear board as well and a few small spots of light soiling. Interior is clean and bright with illustrations and directions to make hats, shoes, and bags. 80 pages. German language. GER1/2052. Very Good. More
Herausgegeben Oktober, 1953. Hardcover. Management Report for the National Insurance Intitute of Württemberg. Scarce. Very good in off-white paper covered boards with grey cloth spine. Gilt title to spine and front cover. Minor browning to edges of boards and margins of pages. Includes photographic illustrations. 249 pages. German. GER101121. Very Good. More
Gottingen: Verlag der Wittwe Vandenhoes, 1784. Hardcover. SCARCE. Text is written German Fraktur. Very good in original full leather boards with gilt year stamped on the spine. The title label is no longer present. The spine and edges of the boards are decorated with floral designs in gilt. Approximately 1.5 inches of the foot of the spine has chipped off and there are a few small chips to the remaining leather along the spine. Minor rubbing to the boards. The gilt remains bright. Pastepaper endpages and full edges gilt. A modern bookplate is adhered to the front pastedown. An older previous owner has hand drawn their family crest in ink on the front free endpage with the name Lyreinus Lois er Galis (or something like that) underneath. There are occasional small spots of foxing but overall the text is very clean and bright. Includes 23 folding pages with charts. One long chart in the back is a register of the Johannwarde Estate of Lauenburg. It lists names of people and various information about them from the 1700s. An interesting book. 166 pages plus plates. GER/081611. Very Good. More
Zurich: Verlag Gebr. Fretz Ag.:, 1933. Hardcover. Very good in blue cloth boards with silver title to spine and silver emblem to front cover. Minor wear to edges of boards. Minor foxing to endpapers, else clean. Many illustrations. 467 pages. German. GER409281. Very Good. More
Leipzig and Wien: Bibliographisches Institut, 1897. Hardcover. with 126 illustrations in the text and 25 chromolithographs. Includes reproductions of medieval illuminated manuscript pages. Very good in three quarter black leather over black cloth boards with maroon leather title label to spine. Gilt bands and rules to spine. Rubbing to joints, edges, and corners of boards. Chipping to spine ends. The interior is clean and bright with several chromolithograph plates and many black and white illustrations. Several pages fold out. Text is in German Fraktur. 756 pages plus index. GER/042909. Very Good. More
Erlenbach-Zurich: Eugen Rentsch Verlag, (1944). Hardcover. Bound in tan cloth boards with black title to spine and front cover. Illustrated with 21 facsimile illustrations of medieval Swiss documents. A few spots of foxing to interior, but clean and bright overall. In cream colored dust jacke with red title to spine and front panels. Jacket has a few small chips to the edges, minor rubbing to panel, and light browning to spine panel. Includes many fold-out illustrations of medieval Swiss documents. 179 pages. An excellent collection of primary sources. German. GER711101. Very Good. More
A. Weichert, circa 1900. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. Light blue illustrated cloth covered boards with black title to front board and gilt title and floral decoration to spine. Minor browning to spine. Light rubbing to front board. Browning to interior and chipping to edges of a few pages. Else is clean and bright with several full color illustrations throughout. Text written in fraktur. German language. GERLANG/061212. Very Good. More